New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): The Information and Broadcasting Ministry Pavilion at India AI Impact Summit 2026 will characteristic panels, masterclasses, and know-how showcases exploring AI’s transformative affect on media and leisure, together with AI-driven manufacturing workflows, multilingual voice applied sciences, gaming innovation, content material monetization, and accountable AI frameworks.
Highlights embrace interactive AI micro-drama storytelling, the Kathavatar AI-generated quick movies in partnership with Adobe, and Shekhar Kapur’s masterclass on AI-powered storytelling, analyzing the evolution of filmmaking and cultural authenticity.
Sessions will showcase improvements from LTM BlueVerse, AWS, Google with Evergent, Sony Research India, PurpleTalk, Dashverse, Pocket FM, Kuku FM, and Lumikai, selling information trade, coverage dialogue, and India’s management in accountable AI artistic companies, an official launch stated.
At the India AI Impact Expo 2026, 51 startups from India’s AVGC-XR and Media Tech sector are showcasing AI-powered improvements on the WAVES Creators Corner.
The platform options immersive storytelling, gaming, digital manufacturing, and next-gen content material applied sciences.
Highlights embrace the Zero-Touch Autonomous Newsroom, Bhasha-Wall with multilingual dubbing and AI signal language avatars, interactive experiences like Samvad Setu and The Director’s Chair, an AI podcast studio, conversational humanoid robots, and voice cloning.
Bhashasetu and Kalaasetu problem winners may also current AI-driven instruments preserving cultural heritage and enhancing linguistic accessibility, demonstrating India’s artistic tech management.
Adobe, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, will current a sequence of AI-driven artistic initiatives on the MIB Pavilion, WAVES Creators Corner, in the course of the India AI Impact Summit.
As a part of the collaboration, Adobe will current Kathavatar, a curated showcase of 5 Made-in-India AI quick movies impressed by Indian folklore. The movies Language of Birds, Migoi, Uttarayan, The Barber’s Secret, and Yappasauras might be screened all through the Summit on the AI Theatre inside WAVES Creators Corner. The showcase will spotlight a brand new era of Indian filmmakers experimenting with synthetic intelligence in storytelling and cinematic craft.
Adobe may also host a thematic session titled ‘The Future of Film: AI, Creativity, and Craft,’ centered on rising AI filmmaking practices and evolving artistic workflows, the discharge stated.
In addition, the Content Creation Hub, powered by Adobe, will reveal AI-led video creation workflows designed for contemporary content material creators, providing insights into instruments that allow sooner manufacturing, enhanced creativity, and scalable content material improvement.
Through these initiatives, Adobe and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting intention to showcase India’s rising management in AI-enabled creativity and strengthen innovation throughout the media and leisure ecosystem, the discharge stated.
It stated that AI Immersive Theatre in New Delhi introduces a transformative cinematic house that includes 270-degree projection, spatial design, and AI-powered storytelling that absolutely surrounds audiences in an interactive atmosphere. Conceived as a cultural centrepiece, it blends know-how and narrative to redefine viewers engagement.
Led by the National Film Development Corporation and Waves Bazaar beneath the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, the showcase contains curated AI movies, CinemAI Hackathon finalists from the International Film Festival of India, and Kathavatar screenings at Bharat Mandapam, positioning India on the forefront of accountable AI-driven cinema. (ANI)